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Stumping For Health Care.


Through the smeared pane
of another day broken
I caught a glimpse
of a tiny caregiver
perched on the stump
of a tree that was not so lucky.
From the hollow of that dead trunk
out sprung a bit of Spring
in black and white
quite formal attire
attending to its offspring
with diligence and dexterity.
I was sorely tempted
to take a peek into that slender
trees hollow but I feared
my very presence might
discourage the mama and pappa bird
from returning to their babes,
and I was not into chewing up
and then regurgitating worms
into four or five gaping maws.
A tedious and seemingly endless task
that goes on for weeks.
till the hatchlings can fly.
So I simply took a photo
capturing natures finest health care
at work and succeeding
daily amongst us.
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There are many who
squabble and whine
about caring for our own species,
prefering to deny the less fortunate
lest we have to work a little harder
to make sure every one is cared for.
God made sure the
birds and the animals
had the means at their disposal
to take care of thier lineage.
But man was given freewill
and granted the power
to do right or wrong,...
yet we have chosen to bicker
over who should be cared for
and why we should bother with some,
because it requires a bit more work
the sharing of our resources
and some compassion to make sure
like the birds that every
one of our species
is cared for in the best way possible.
We are far too concerned that we might
lose a little bit of our own nest eggs
when God has shows us daily
in the beauty
of nature all around us'
the ways and means by which
we should take care of all
who are born into this world.
We become instead like Red Birds
sqwacking at Blue Jays
over who gets a part
of our bountiful nation.
It makes me wonder
What would Jesus do.
He did not discriminate
against any who were sick,
he healed them
and told us all to care for
the elderly and the sick
but we would rather squabble
over the cost of such
compassion and love.
This saddens me.
©-MFB III